What does "Word could not create the work file" mean?

[GeorgeJohnson]

At the start of Word, I get the following message: "Word could not crete the
work file. Check the temp environment variable." Any idea what that means,
and what I should do to correct the problem?

-George Johnson

 

[Brian]

Check the following link. I think you will find the solution there.

http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

Hope this helps,